Cary, NC – This Saturday, May 4, 2019, Fest in the West returns to the USA Baseball National Training Complex in Western Cary for a day of food trucks, craft beer, arts and crafts, live music and contests.

If you haven’t been to the western side of Cary in a while, take a drive past NC-55 and you will understand the need for a festival in this rapidly growing area. One of the coolest aspects of the event is that many Cary-ites can walk there and the USA Baseball Complex has plenty of parking, so no need to worry about taking a shuttle or finding a parking spot.

This Year’s Entertainment

Starpath Dance Academy returns to this year’s Fest in the West event on Saturday, May 4, 2019

This year’s event has two new entertainment options. The Publix Children’s Stage is a formal area with a raised stage where a dozen area groups will perform, with acts performing every half hour. The schedule will be available at the stage and includes returning dance studio Starpath Dance Academy (pictured above), who created an interactive line dance last year with their dancers dressed in cowboy hats and bandanas to fit the western theme.

The Blenders return for their second appearance at Fest in the West on Saturday, May 4, 2019

Don’t Miss the Contests

Unique to area festivals, Fest in the West has two contests that take place during musical breaks. The Orangetheory FitnessHillbilly Horseshoes happens at 12:30 PM beside the Main Stage, where eight people will compete in bracketed play until a winner is declared. The Carpenter Veterinary HospitalPie Eating Contest gets underway at 2:45 PM on a raised stage to the left of the Main Stage. Attendees are encouraged to sign up upon arrival to compete for prizes, trophies and, of course, bragging rights.

Stilt walker, Liz Bliss of Imagine Circus, enjoying the food truck rodeo at last years Fest in the West event

Art Goes with Food Trucks and Craft Beer

No festival is complete without food trucks, craft beer and local art and Fest in the West has plenty of all three. 35 local crafters are showcased in the Village of Arts and Crafts, including demonstrations from a blacksmith, a woodblock printmaker, gourd art from the NC Gourd Society and quilts from the Capital Quilters Guild. The full list of Arts and Crafts vendors is here.

The Food Truck Rodeo is always a big hit, so come hungry and plan on having lunch or an early dinner at the festival. With plenty of shaded seating under the Picnic tent, as well as round umbrella tables, you may want to sit a spell, listen to the music and try an empanada or a spring roll from the Bamboo Cookhouse, a Cuban sandwich from Qpresso or a quesadilla from the Queso Monster truck along with seven other local favorites, such as Andia’s Ice Cream and Del’s Frozen Lemonade with sweet treats to cool you off. The full food truck list is here.

Bring the family, meet your neighbors and make some new friends. This event is all about bringing the western Cary community together for a day outdoors in the spring sunshine. Feel free to bring your dog, as long as they are well-behaved, this is a pet-friendly event. In fact, a few booths will have dog treats and other things to spoil your furbaby.

Hope to see you at the fourth annual Fest in the West! If you see us wearing our red Fest in the West shirts, please stop by to say “Howdy”! Brought to you by CaryCitizen in partnership with the Town of Cary.

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